Isabella and the Pot of Basil
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Isabella and the Pot of Basil is a Pre-Raphaelite painting by William Holman Hunt depicting a tragic scene from John Keats’s poem about a woman mourning her murdered lover.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isabella and the Pot of Basil canonical | 3 |
| Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil | 2 |
| Isabella and the Pot of Basil (painting by John Everett Millais) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Isabella and the Pot of Basil Context triple: [William Holman Hunt, notableWork, Isabella and the Pot of Basil]
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The Girl with the Curls
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B.
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The Girl Who Had Everything
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E.
Matilda
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Isabella and the Pot of Basil Target entity description: Isabella and the Pot of Basil is a Pre-Raphaelite painting by William Holman Hunt depicting a tragic scene from John Keats’s poem about a woman mourning her murdered lover.
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A.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
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B.
Lady of Baza
The Lady of Baza is an ancient Iberian funerary sculpture of a seated female figure, notable for its detailed polychrome decoration and rich iconography reflecting Iberian religious and social practices.
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C.
La Cuesta Encantada
La Cuesta Encantada is the historic hilltop estate built by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst in San Simeon, California, renowned for its grand Mediterranean Revival architecture, art collections, and sweeping coastal views.
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D.
The Maid of the Oaks
The Maid of the Oaks is an 18th-century comedic play by British general and playwright John Burgoyne, originally written to celebrate a high-society wedding and later adapted for the London stage.
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E.
The Girl Who Had Everything
The Girl Who Had Everything is a 1953 American drama film starring Elizabeth Taylor as a young woman torn between her powerful lawyer father and a charismatic racketeer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pre-Raphaelite painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artisticSchool |
Pre-Raphaelite art
ⓘ
surface form:
Pre-Raphaelitism
|
| basedOn | poem by John Keats ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | William Holman Hunt ⓘ |
| depicts |
Isabella mourning her murdered lover
ⓘ
scene from John Keats’s poem ⓘ tragic heroine from Keats’s poem ⓘ woman leaning over a large pot ⓘ |
| depictsCharacterFrom | Italian Renaissance tale as retold by Keats ⓘ |
| depictsMoment | after the murder of Isabella’s lover ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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literary painting ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Victorian era
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surface form:
Victorian England
|
| hasEmotion |
despair
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melancholy ⓘ sorrow ⓘ |
| hasIconography |
domestic interior as site of grief
ⓘ
potted basil as symbol of mourning ⓘ |
| hasInfluence |
Romantic poetry
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Victorian literary culture ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySourceAuthor | John Keats ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySourceGenre | narrative poem ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
basil pot containing the lover’s head
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interior setting ⓘ rich decorative details ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Isabella and the Pot of Basil self-link ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Isabella and the Pot of Basil
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil
John Keats ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Isabella ⓘ |
| movement |
Pre-Raphaelite art
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surface form:
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
|
| narrativeSource | Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil (1818 poem) ⓘ |
| portrays |
devotion to a dead lover
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female grief ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Isabella and the Pot of Basil
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Isabella and the Pot of Basil (painting by John Everett Millais)
|
| sharesSubjectWith | Isabella and the Pot of Basil (Millais) ⓘ |
| shows | a woman embracing a pot of basil ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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loss ⓘ mourning ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
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Subject: Isabella and the Pot of Basil Description of subject: Isabella and the Pot of Basil is a Pre-Raphaelite painting by William Holman Hunt depicting a tragic scene from John Keats’s poem about a woman mourning her murdered lover.
Referenced by (6)
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